Big Brother presenter Davina McCall will be fronting a show close to her heart later this year, as she and Nicky Campbell launch their bid to reunite out of touch family members.

The six part series titled ‘Long Lost Family’ will see Davina and Nicky helping people trace their estranged or unknown family members and will start with investigating how the separation arose and follow right through until the emotional reunion.

Former Watchdog presenter Nicky was adopted and is now a patron of the British Association for Adoption and Fostering.

He told The Sun: “I’ve never been so excited about a show in my career. I have a deep emotional connection with it, being an adopted person and having traced my own birth families.

“I can’t wait to work with Davina and help to give people the opportunity to reconnect with relatives missing from their lives.”

Davina McCall added: “I believe that families are the most important part of everyone’s life, and so when I first heard about the ethos of this series I knew I wanted to be involved.”

“The series promises to be heart-warming, emotional and life affirming – just the kind of show I love watching.”